An exercise in frustration
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
It’s official: traveling is back. Though the number of people passing through TSA checkpoints hasn’t quite reached pre-pandemic levels, the seven-day average is the highest …
Category: Opinion
Opinion
Recognizing Indigenous land and the debt owed to Indigenous peoples
By Sandra Nicholson
Reader Contributor
Have you heard of the Kootenai War of ’74? The story begins with the Treaty of Hellgate. Ratified in 1855, it wasn’t until 1871 when …
The Baloney Detective: Fauxlitariat — the fake working man’s blues
By Tim Bearly
Reader Columnist
“I represent the blue-collar, everyday hard-working Americans,” said every politician ever.
Well, I’m sorry, Mr. Politician, but your actions speak so many decibels louder than …
Trestle Creek marina construction may soon be permitted
By Brad Smith
Reader Contributor
A bald eagle lights on its nest in a cottonwood tree above Trestle Creek and Lake Pend Oreille. A beaver methodically places another stick on …
Two years of COVID
By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff
Two years ago on this day I was out of a job — and, for the first time in my job-hopping life, it was involuntary. …
Wolves in trouble
By Jane Fritz
Reader Contributor
A friend and I hiked up along Johnson Creek in Clark Fork last month, popular for winter recreation, only to find ourselves on the heels …
I stand with librarians
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
A few weeks ago, in preparing for my turn to formulate an article for the Reader’s “Back of the Book” section, I thought of our …
Sandpoint residents gather to support Ukraine
By Brenda Hammond
Reader Contributor
Inspired and following the leadership of Grace Rookey, a Sandpoint High School sophomore, 70 people gathered March 6 for a peaceful event along the bike …
The Lumberjill: Encounters with leg-hold traps in the land of the free
By Jen Jackson Quintano
Reader Columnist
Any time we engage in tree work in a community space — near sidewalks and roads, in parks, along trails — public safety is …
Waterkeeper and Idaho Conservation League joining forces
By Steve Holt
Reader Contributor
As you may know, the Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper, its staff, board of directors, along with a dedicated crew of citizen scientist volunteers have all …
Letters
- Twisted Facts… Dear Editor, Mr. Rose gets many facts twisted and appears to need some education. The federal government can not seize lands they already have. The Scotchman Peaks are owned by the public and managed by the federal government through the United States Forest Service. Whether the Scotchman Peaks end up being ...
- For the Kids… Dear Editor, We now have a generation of children born after Columbine and 9/11 who have always lived in an ever more dangerous world. This is in stark contrast to nearly everyone over about 30 years old who never even considered school terrorism or shootings. While many of us feel “it ...
- Fix the ‘Gun Show Loophole’…? Dear Editor, You want to fix the “gun-show loophole” on firearm purchases? There isn’t one, really (know what you are talking about, see above). It is a private party transfer loophole. I’m cool with that fix, but you had better improve the restricted buyer database. Not all law enforcement (local, state, ...
- Yes to Wilderness… Dear Editor, I am in favor of wilderness designation for the Scotchman Peaks area. Currently, this land is owned by the American public and managed by the Forest Service. If this becomes wilderness, it will still be owned by the American people and managed for us by the Forest Service. Currently, ...
- Distorted Facts… Dear Editor, Steve Brixen, I agree with your analogy that guns (in your case, apparently, a rifle), in being like cars (in my case a pick-up truck), do not cause harm by themselves. Rare exceptions noted. So hopefully you’re in agreement that we should treat the two a little more alike. You ...
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Special Report
TIMBER WARS: Six-part series, February-November 2022.
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WHERE ARE THE WORKERS?: Five-part series, September-October 2021.
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THE AMERICAN REDOUBT: Seven-part series, November-December 2017.
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STANDOFF AT RUBY RIDGE: 25 Years Later. Five-part series, August-September 2017.
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Community Calendars
Coming up this week! Don’t miss Festivus, Skiing with Santa, Hogwire, and more! See the full list of events in the Community Calendars:
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Sandpoint in Pictures
Filmmaker Jimmy Matlosz of the Idaho Film Company has made a series of mini documentaries about influential Sandpoint locals, including the late Dann Hall and Erik Daarstad as well as icons Diane Michaels and Dan Shook. He is currently working on a series of interviews connected to the history of the Panida Theater. Jimmy is a 30-year veteran filmmaker who’s work can be seen at dpmatlosz.com.
